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Swung through Bass Pro Shop today. I mean I was looking for gifts for other people, but I had to swing through the fishing area. I was surprised to see they almost exclusively carry MFC (Montana Fly Company) tying products now. Actually nice to know, they had some good stuff in there. But, don't...

I use these boxes: https://www.umpqua.com/upg-lt-payload-freshwater/ i agree, there is not a perfect box out there for what you describe, but these are dang close. They aren't cheap, but they are durable, both inside (the foam), and out (the plastic). I don't get much mashed hackle on my...

Don't forget footballs and baseballs. No more sports. They'd have to play with lousy synthetic imitations. Seriously though. (Many/Most? Not sure how to say that without being offensive) people aren't going to stop eating meat. So instead of using the hides for fly tying, leather car seats...

I've done a few of these articles now for American Fly Fishing Magazine. Never have shared them here, but thought I might as well start. I understand perdigons (and many other sparsely tied jig nymphs) work unbelievably well. I like the CDC "soft hackle" ones as well. But, I really like...

Lots of Rattlesnakes, Ticks, Angry Bull Elk, and gun-totin' home/landowners. Not to mention horrible fishing, mostly for tiny steelhead and salmon smolt. I would recommend staying far, far away, like in the next galaxy.

Thank you Sir! I hope to do an SBS of it this winter. Still finishing up with (wine) grape harvest!

Haven't posted in a while, been a busy past few months for me. I have been following along with all of your awesome creations though. Thought I'd get back to sharing. I do an annual trip with a couple buddies. We have been to various places around the West, Oregon, Montana, Canada, California...

I need the one with 0 legs. I need the one that has 4 little bungies that attach to D rings on the tube (or maybe there was some velcro involved...) anyways, things old as dirt, but still holds air. I'll see if i can find the right one. Thank you for the offer, though!

I decided I was going to do some lake fishing this year. I did, and it was awesome! In preparation for that, I dug my circa 1998 Outcast Fat Cat out of storage, and realized I no longer had a stripping Apron. So, I ordered (what I thought was) a replacement from outcast. I chose FishCat, I have...

Body is 0.5mm razor foam, cut into a 1/8" strip and wrapped. Photo is a little contrasty, so not sure if you were able to see that. I have a grizzly dyed pale yellow saddle, which is what I used for the parachute hackle. I know that's not a common color, so if you don't have some I'm happy to...

I was just about to ask the same thing!

I've had good luck with this one I came up with. I tie 'em on a sz. 14 or 16 3x long dry fly hook (TMC 5212 or similar). They float really well, and can even hold up a small tungsten dropper.

As previously mentioned, still learning the stillwater game. Have really been enjoying the float tube so far this Spring. It's nice that many of the vineyards I look at for work are very close to some good (at least in my limited knowledge opinion) fisheries. I enjoy starting work early...

I have a ton tied on jig hooks as well, so that is what I have been using in this situation, and tying the dropper tippet to the eye like @troutpocket. I was hoping I could use the balanced leeches I have tied in this situation as well. Sounds like if you keep the tag short for the chironomid...

Apologies if this has already been discussed. So I tied a bunch of balanced leeches. I'm talking about the ones with a jig hook and a pin extension with a bead. Have yet to fish them, mostly because I like to fish two flies, and I can't quite wrap my head around how this works. I guess for...

Been a busy spring, haven't gotten out much. I fished a well know Central Wahington Lake today. I mostly fish moving water, but have been trying some stillwater stuff the past couple years and finding a little success, along with really enjoying it. The past couple years I just went from...

La Parilla is one of my fav for tacos! Great report!

Mine is basically identical to this, but I don't have the tool to cut the nice groove in the middle. Awesome table for probably like $5, yeah?!

I was going to say something similar. You hit the nail on the head here Nick.

I just use an old 2x4 with some small nails in it. Works just fine for me. 2 Nails on one side. One holds the spool of wire, the other is the wire "stop", and is in the center. Then a screw with a small spring (like from a pen) on the end of the other side (over the edge of the surface where...